“Can I pay any higher tribute to a man [George Gaylord Simpson] than to state that his work both established a profession and sowed the seeds for its own revision? If Simpson had reached final truth, he either would have been a priest or would have chosen a dull profession. The history of life cannot be a dull profession.” IfsMenLifeHas BeensStatesSciencePayHigherFinalsSeedsProfessionChosenDullPriestsTributeRevisionHistory Of Life Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“If we are in the same state of mind, we just self-reflect, things are dull and gray and kind of boring.” IfsMindKindSelfStatesMeditationBuddhismBoringDullGrayState Of Mind Author:Frederick Lenz
“Actions are interesting to watch. I learn about the actors. Their movements are emblems of the tensions in this internal landscape, which their actions resolve. About-to-act is an interesting state to experience, because I am conscious of just those tensions. Acting itself feels fairly dull; it not only resolves, it obliterates those tensions from my consciousness. Acting is only interesting as it leads to new tensions that, irrelevantly, cause me to act again.” FeelsStatesActionActorsCausesInterestingActingConsciousnessWatchesMovementConsciousLandscapeTensionDullInternalsResolveEmblems Book:Dhalgren Source: Dhalgren
“Gold in its native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and only lowborn metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica.” MenWorldStillsStatesStuffGoes OnGoldIgnorantDullNativeAdmirationMetalsDiscernmentGlitterOstentatious Book:10 Books in 1 Source: 10 Books in 1